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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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