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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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