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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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