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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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