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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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