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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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