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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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