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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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