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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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