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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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