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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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