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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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