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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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