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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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