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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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