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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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