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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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