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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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