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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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