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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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