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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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