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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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