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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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