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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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