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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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