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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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