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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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