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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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