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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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