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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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