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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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