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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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