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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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