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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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