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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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