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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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