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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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