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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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