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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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