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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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