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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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