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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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