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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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