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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major 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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