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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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