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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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