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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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