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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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