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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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