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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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