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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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