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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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