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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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