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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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