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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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