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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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