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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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