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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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