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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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