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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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