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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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