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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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