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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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