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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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