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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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