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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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