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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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