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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important 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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