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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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