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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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