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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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