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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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