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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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