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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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