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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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