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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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