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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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