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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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