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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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