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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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