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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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