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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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