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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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