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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines 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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