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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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