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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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