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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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