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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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