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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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