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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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