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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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