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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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