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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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