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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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