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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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