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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive 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 grasp these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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