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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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