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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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