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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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