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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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