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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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