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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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