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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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