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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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