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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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