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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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