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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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