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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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