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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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