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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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