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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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