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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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