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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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