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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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