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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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