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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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