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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important 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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