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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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