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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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