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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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