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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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