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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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