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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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