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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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