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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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