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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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