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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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