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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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