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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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