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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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