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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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