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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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