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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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