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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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