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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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