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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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