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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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