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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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