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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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