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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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