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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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