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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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