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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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