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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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