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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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