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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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