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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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