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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important 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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