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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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