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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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