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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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