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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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