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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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