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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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