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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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