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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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