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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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