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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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