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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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