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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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