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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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