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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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