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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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