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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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