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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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