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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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