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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource 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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