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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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