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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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