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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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