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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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