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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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