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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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