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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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