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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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