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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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