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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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