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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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