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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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