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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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