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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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