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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important 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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