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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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