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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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