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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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