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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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