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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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