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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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