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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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