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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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