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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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