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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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