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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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