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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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