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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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