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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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