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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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