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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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