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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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