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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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