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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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