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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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