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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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