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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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