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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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