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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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