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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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