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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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