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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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