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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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