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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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