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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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