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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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