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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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