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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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