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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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