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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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