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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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