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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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