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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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