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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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