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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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