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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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