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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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