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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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