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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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