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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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