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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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