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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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