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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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