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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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