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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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