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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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