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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important 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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