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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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