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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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