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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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