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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 (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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