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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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