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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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