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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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