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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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