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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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