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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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