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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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