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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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