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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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