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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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