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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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