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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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