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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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