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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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