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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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