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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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