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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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