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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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