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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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