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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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