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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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