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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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