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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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