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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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