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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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