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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the 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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