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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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