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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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