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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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