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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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