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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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