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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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