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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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