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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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