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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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