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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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