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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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