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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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