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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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