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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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