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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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