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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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