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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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