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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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