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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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