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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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