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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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