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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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