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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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