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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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