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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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