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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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