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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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