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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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