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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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