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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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