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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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