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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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