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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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