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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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