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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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