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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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