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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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