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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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