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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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