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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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