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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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