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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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