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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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