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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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