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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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