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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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