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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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