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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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