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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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