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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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