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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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