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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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