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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the 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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