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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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