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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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