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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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