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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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