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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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