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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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