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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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