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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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