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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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