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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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