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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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