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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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