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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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