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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major 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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