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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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