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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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