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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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