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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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