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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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