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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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