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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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