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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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