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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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