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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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