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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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