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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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