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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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