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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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