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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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