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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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