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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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