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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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