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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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