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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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