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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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