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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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