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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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