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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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