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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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