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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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