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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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