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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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