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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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