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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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