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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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