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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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