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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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