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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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