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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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