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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines 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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