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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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