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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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