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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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