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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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