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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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