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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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