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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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