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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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