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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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