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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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