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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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