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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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