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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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