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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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