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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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