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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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