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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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