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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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