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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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