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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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