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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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