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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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