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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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