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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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