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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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