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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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