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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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