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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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