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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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