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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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