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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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