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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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