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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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