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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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