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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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