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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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