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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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