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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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