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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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