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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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