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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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