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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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