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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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