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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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