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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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