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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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