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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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