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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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