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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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