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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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