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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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