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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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