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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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