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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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