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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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