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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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