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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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