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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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