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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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