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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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