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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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