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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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