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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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