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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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