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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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