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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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