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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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