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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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