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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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