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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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