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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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