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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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