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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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