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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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