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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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