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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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