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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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