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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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