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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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