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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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