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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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