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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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