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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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