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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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