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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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