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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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