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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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