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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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