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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates 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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