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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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