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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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