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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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