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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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