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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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