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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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