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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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