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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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