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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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