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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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