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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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