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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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