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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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