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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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