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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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