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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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