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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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