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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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