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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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