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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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