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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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