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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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