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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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