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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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