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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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