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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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