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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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