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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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