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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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