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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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