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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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