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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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