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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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