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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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