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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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