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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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