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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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