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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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