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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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