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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education