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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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