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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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