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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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