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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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