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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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