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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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