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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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