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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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