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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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