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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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