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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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