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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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