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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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