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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the 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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