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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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