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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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